This was one horrible, no-good, very bad run. You see, yesterday (Sunday) was the first time I've ever run while the sun was out.
I was not ready for the "wall of heat" that I ran right into! I'd say I made it halfway through the program before I was overcome by heat and dehydration (had water with me even). It was 98 degrees, and the heat index was probably 108 - and we definitely had humidity in there too.
So, by the time the 2nd 3 min run came, I had to actually walk a little - such a wimp! And forget about the 2nd 5 min run, there was just no way I could complete it, felt like a total loser!
But to be fair, it was kinda dumb of me to try it considering I've never run in ANY heat, and I'm still a sweaty mess. Shoulda known it wasn't gonna end well.
I'm seriously wondering if I can hack it in a real 5K. Unless they run them at night (and some do), I do not know if I could do it.
I seriously thought many times "How do people run marathons in the heat of the day? No way can I do this!"
Well, I'm utterly disappointing in myself, and the fact that I can only do this is the moon is out.
Lame!
